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Bank Info for NB Charter 149 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Second National Bank of
Elmira, NY
2 First National Bank & Trust Company of (9/14/1929)
Elmira, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1866 William F. Corey Henry M. Partridge
1867-1878 William F. Corey Daniel Ransom Pratt
1879-1886 Charles Ransom Pratt Daniel Ransom Pratt
1887-1888 David Murdoch Pratt Daniel Ransom Pratt
1889-1903 David Murdoch Pratt Seymour Dexter
1904-1913 M. Y. Smith David Murdoch Pratt
1914-1928 M. Y. Smith S. G. H. Turner
1929-1935 R. B. Delo H. H. Griswold
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 10250
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 4125
1: Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 500
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6700
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2200
1: Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 367
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3400
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5220
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4400
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14400
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 14401 - 45161
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1200
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 418
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11852
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3004
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 40771
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 12498
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Dec 11, 1863
  • 1: Succeeded Elmira Bank
  • 1: Assumed 5137 by consolidation Sep 14, 1929 with title change and assumed its circulation (Merchants National Bank, Elmira, NY)
  • 2: Absorbed 13377 Apr 3, 1934 (Southside NB (No Issue), Elmira, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $610,081
High Bal (1930) $16,866,169
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $43,850
High Bal (1934) $799,650
Total Out (1934) $799,650
# Large Notes 329,292
# Small Notes 152,113
# Total Notes 481,405
$ Large Size $3,494,420
$ Small Size $1,851,430
$ Total Issued $5,345,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $610,081.31 $179,575.00
Oct-02-1865 $742,792.99 $192,800.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,003,445.38 $192,345.00
Oct-07-1867 $845,793.18 $192,730.00
Oct-05-1868 $907,691.21 $192,200.00
Oct-09-1869 $923,184.33 $191,425.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,032,623.59 $192,245.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,120,247.87 $191,280.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,248,161.77 $192,665.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,083,523.27 $190,275.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,005,666.85 $192,790.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,023,366.88 $192,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $760,310.00 $189,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $746,061.14 $190,100.00
Oct-01-1878 $744,119.62 $192,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $859,529.93 $192,800.00
Oct-01-1880 $874,521.79 $192,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,140,789.69 $192,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,176,236.16 $192,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $917,443.93 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $797,009.48 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $669,968.35 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $640,383.52 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $717,057.01 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $778,303.53 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $660,817.98 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $855,218.18 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $905,262.45 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,236,272.76 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,155,610.68 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,253,489.00 $43,850.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,282,205.24 $43,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,284,017.65 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,327,342.22 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,415,303.08 $63,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,709,117.62 $61,604.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,802,575.32 $70,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,887,374.37 $68,900.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,819,671.41 $69,100.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,973,327.78 $68,150.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,249,920.02 $70,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,626,757.00 $69,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,818,343.00 $70,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,984,800.00 $70,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,305,812.00 $98,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,438,927.00 $100,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,599,814.00 $110,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,000,433.00 $110,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,237,012.00 $108,550.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,330,652.00 $107,750.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,514,440.00 $108,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,777,057.00 $110,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,552,876.00 $108,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,279,374.00 $110,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,922,804.00 $131,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,941,591.00 $131,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,320,275.00 $128,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,719,679.00 $127,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $8,932,230.00 $131,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,287,649.00 $131,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,576,441.00 $231,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $9,832,077.00 $228,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $10,508,068.00 $227,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,627,301.00 $231,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $12,429,485.00 $228,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $16,636,676.00 $256,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $16,866,169.00 $256,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $15,491,232.00 $456,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,897,404.00 $556,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $12,093,367.00 $556,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $14,584,955.00 $799,650.00
Dec-31-1935 $14,498,030.00 $0.00

 

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